Do you think there are only Causeway Bay and Chen Haonan in the old port? It also has a calm and touching place.

Speaking of the old port, for people in the 1980s and 1990s, what impressed them most was probably the young heroes successfully created by gangster series, such as Chen Haonan in Causeway Bay, Thirteen Sisters in Mong Kok, Fei Da in Aberdeen, Pheasant in Chai Wan, Daejeon in Kwun Tong and Jane Yi in Kowloon City ... These "heroes" whom we regarded as idols in those years accompanied us through passionate adolescence. At that time, there was a saying that "there is only one Haonan in Causeway Bay, then. Amazing how many days and nights ~

In fact, the charm of old Hong Kong does not lie in these legendary Hong Kong films. Its real charm lies in the rich slow life of old Hong Kong, which is calm and moving, and Saigon, known as the "back garden of Hong Kong", is the representative.

Saigon exudes the idle atmosphere of a small fishing village everywhere. There are rows of freshly caught seafood shops next to the seawall, and there are many small islands offshore. You can just pick a boatman and get on the boat and go out to sea. Her streets are full of harbor flavor, and her simple life is revealed in the alleys every day. Because many foreigners have settled here, it has added some exotic feelings.

Bus No.92

Since it is in the suburbs, it is naturally longer, but it is not too far. Let's talk about traffic first. Many people go to Saigon by taking bus No.92 at the "Diamond Hill Station" or "Rainbow Station" of the subway. If you don't follow the rules, take good advice, starting with the 92 bus!

Although "Diamond Hill Station" and "Rainbow Station" both pass through No.92, because the former is the first stop, it is recommended to take the bus at "Diamond Hill Station Exit C Bus Terminal", so the boarding seats are similar.

There are few tall buildings along the mountain, and there are many bays around the corner, which is a very comfortable scenery ~

About 40 minutes later, buildings appeared one after another. Seeing this, Saigon arrived.

After getting off the bus, there is a brief introduction of Hong Kong World Geopark. Saigon has a special geology, which is mainly composed of volcanic rocks. The island of Qiaozui, which Bohemia went to, is a volcanic landform. On the other hand, the northeast New Territories has more than 400 million years of sedimentary rock topography, and these two areas together are geological parks, where local people can enjoy education and holiday outings.

Brief introduction of world geopark

Next to the seawall and the harbor

The bus stop is not far from the coast. As long as you follow the sea breeze and the smell of the sea, you can see the harbor listed by ships in about three minutes.

Many fishing boats can still be seen in the harbor.

Saigon used to be a small fishing village, and every household made a living by fishing. Now, although the fishing population has decreased, many fishing boats can still be seen in the port. However, in addition to fishing boats, there are many sightseeing boats, and the income of many boatmen mainly comes from carrying passengers out to sea to explore nearby islands.

In the seaside park on the other side of the harbor.

In the seaside park on the other side of the port, there are few boats on the sea, only a few paddles. I don't know what these boats are for, but the bright colors make the sea more lively on this day when the color is low.

The seemingly continuous hills in the distance are actually small islands.

I like the scenery very much. The sea is calm and the breeze is cool. Although it is cloudy, there is a soothing atmosphere.

Linhai seafood street

There are fishing boats near the harbor, and of course there are seafood restaurants for people to enjoy the caught fish. Each seafood restaurant is not small in scale, with dozens of tables and chairs. If you are hungry, some dishes of seafood should be good. But I went to Saigon twice before, and my stomach was full of food, so I didn't try the delicious food here.

Seafood restaurant

I heard that the seafood in the picture below was recommended by Michelin guide, which is very famous.

There are all kinds of lively seafood outside the restaurant for diners to choose from, each of which is super full and huge, and many of them are very special because they can't name them.

Seafood for diners to choose from.

By the fishing port, the strange sight of selling catches on board.

On this day, I happened to see a fishing boat unloading its catch at the port. Actually, I can't tell what it is, just oysters and shellfish like oysters.

What is more special is that many fishing boats sell seafood directly. Customers choose on the shore, and then bow their heads and ask the boss the price. After the transaction is completed, the boss will put the catch in a plastic bag and gently throw it to the customer. Some boatmen who sell raw fish even have the service of taking out the internal organs of the fish and cutting them into pieces.

Hong Kong people's daily streets and lanes

Walk past the coastal fishing port and turn a corner to the market street where residents will pass through in their daily lives. There are not many pedestrians on the road and the pace is slow.

Market streets that residents pass through in their daily lives.

The owners of snack bars, juice shops, flower shops and grocery stores sit at the door of the shops, facing a few people coming and going, but they don't take the initiative to sell, doing their own things. I especially like the signboard in the store, which has a retro Hong Kong flavor.

Rows of low-rise buildings with three or four floors have no oppressive feeling of towering and dense urban buildings.

Although the house is not gorgeous, it is approachable. Looking up is the naked life of the residents, a slightly messy balcony, semi-wet towels hanging on the railings, idle hangers and sand windows with fluorescent lamps.

It's different when you enter the alley.

It's different when you enter the alley.

Exotic restaurants, personalized shops

In fact, there are many foreigners living in Saigon, so sometimes you can see blond foreigners on the road and some exotic restaurants, such as Sri Lankan restaurants, European cafes and Italian restaurants. , with quite special decoration.

Yiguo restaurant

Apart from exotic dishes with special decorations, you can always find some special shops when you walk through the streets here.

A shop specializing in beer

This beer shop specializes in displaying beer from all over the world, including glass bottles, aluminum cans and various shapes, which makes people stare at it and is very interesting. Friends who like beer should come here to buy something big and special, but unfortunately the beer is too heavy to carry.

Beer from different countries

I also visited several design shops full of young artists.

This second-hand shop is also impressive. There are not only second-hand clothes, ornaments and bags, but also various groceries, decorations, furnishings and toys. You can get what you want, or you can get what you don't expect, and there is a feeling of digging for treasure.

Although all the items on sale are old, they have some ancient charms.

Public pier, jumping off the island by boat.

Out of the alley, out of all kinds of small shops (well, run away quickly, or you will buy a bunch of them), let's jump off the island by boat!

There are two docks near Saigon Port, one is a fishing port for fishing boats, and the other is a public dock not far away (below). If tourists want to jump off the island, they can take a sightseeing boat here.

Take a sightseeing boat

Next to the public pier, there are many boatmen for sightseeing boats. Their itinerary and prices are written in front of a simple booth. You can shop around and ask more, and decide according to your own time and budget.

boatman

When I first went to Saigon, I really wanted to travel by boat, but I didn't have time. I went over it again. Although it is raining in Mao Mao, I want to take a boat and stay with some boatmen this time. Actually, I couldn't see which one was better, because I thought the price was similar, so I picked one at random.

This time, we chose the boatman of Cat Story. Because of the bad weather and some waves, I didn't dare to play for too long or go too far, so I chose the simplest package trip of "Qiaozui Island+Enjoy the Wonders on the Sea".

This yellow-topped ship is the one that showed us strange rocks that day.

There is a sandbar connected by islands. At low tide, the road surface connecting sandbars will surface. Like Moses' Dividend Sea, the scene is quite special. You can take this opportunity to go across the street.

The scene is quite special.

The boatman let us get off the boat at Qiaozui Island and left, so we wandered around the island at will. As long as we feel that we have had enough sway, we will wait for the boat at the dock according to the schedule on the boatman's leaflet, and then return to Saigon.

Generally speaking, the coast of Saigon is very relaxed. Looking at the sea, boats and distant islands is a kind of enjoyment, enjoying another quiet atmosphere in Hong Kong.

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